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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-06-08
CoIored Rap1Islu Convention,


Parkersburg Sentinel.
The West Virginia Baptist State
Convention is in session at the Zion
Baptist church. This convention is
composed of afrs intelligent set of
messengers aIid,ministers, sent up by
the several Babtist churches, Sunday
schools, benevolent societies and
other members of fiseiconyention.-
There are several distinguished Wis
itors in attendance. Among them
Rev. j. A. Taylor, secretary and
general agent of the First Foreign
Missions District of Virginia, Mary
land, North Carolina, and District
of Columbia; Miss BERTHE G. Holland,
matron at the Children's home
Chattanooga, Tenn, and others
whose names we are not acquainted
with.
The convention was organized at
st. Adams, w. Va, in 1882. Its OBJ
ject is the diffusion of the gospel
among the people of the state of West
Virginia, and of Africa. Its men,
bership is divided into annual and
life members Annual members pay
S1.0O annually. You become a life
member by the payment of.S1O.00.
Its officers are the usual officers for
such. organizations. Its business is
conducted during the adjournment
of the convention by State Mission
board, Educational board, and Bible
and publication board, appointed by
the convention, and an executive
board composed of the president and
one member from each OF, the above
named Boards. This convention
has two missionaries employed who
are doing grand work in the des-
titute places of the state. I'VE also
assist in sustaining six missionaries
in Africa. We are also striving to
purchase an institution of learning
for our people in this state, where
our boys and girls can. become edu-
Gated in the head, hand and heart.
Contributions to this object are
greatly needed. Anyone wishing to
contribute can send the same to our
general financial agent, Rev. c. III.
Payne, Coal Valley, w Va.
We are striving hard, by the help
of God to educate and elevate our
people in the state. and help bring
benighted Africa from heathen dark
ness to the marvellous light of God,
knowing that Christ says;
Bear We His name:
BeaIit TO every shore,
Regions unknown explore,
& Enter at every door:
Silence is shame.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-06-08
Preindiee e. Gense.

The General Assembly, sof the
Northern PresbS terians, at Omaha,
and the General Assembly of the
Southern Presbyterians, in session
at St Louis, have tried to unite but
1,faled-
; kAs ahsknoss the church was di-
vided on the question of slavery,
and since st.srEssy has been deads
several efforts have been made to
consolidate them into one, but. like
their brethren Of the NJ. E. church,
they still remain apart and allow
old prejudices and traditions of diff
ferenees to keep them assunder, and
thus are less effective for good in
the world.
1t is strange that churches should
allow political differences of twenty
five years ago to still be stumbling
blocks to usefulness. But it is SO.
And in this recent effort to unite
there have been called forth some
bitter speeches and sharp words
that ought to be garnered and given
to some old blood and thunder cam
Paigner in the back woods who
thinks Lincoln is still President and
who rejOiees in waving the "bloody
shirt. ''-Ne,C Dominion.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-06-08


At no other period in the history
of West Virginia has there been so
many railroads projected as at pres
emit. True, many of them are as yet
paper railroads, and a number of
years may roll around before they
are constructed !; but; others are
either in process of building to-day,
or await but the completion of
negotiations soon to be perfected,
when work win begin. Roads are
talked of that when built will leave
scarcely a county without transporta-
ton facilities, and will give to a
number of counties several compet-
ing lines West Virginia is forging
ahead, let it be understood. A
bright prospect is not the view of
the optimist alone, but the careful,
conservative observer sees it, too.
Those who live to add five more
summers to their lives will see a
wonderful change in the railroad
maps of this rich but rocky noun
tain State.-iStdte Journal.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-06-08
TO Insurefa SOLID soutll.

The fact that Senator Sherman
deliberately. revives, imam even more
rapid and Offensive form it formerly
took, a "bloody-shirt" campaign,
shows how uttery destitute the Re
publican party is of honest princi-
Piles and live issues. Its. leaders
were: compelled to abandon the
Southern cry after the loss of Maine
upon it in September, 1880: They
were Beaten upon it in 1Ss4-notby
force or fraud, as Mr. Sherman has
the effrontery to charge, after his
own exploits in stealing Louisiana
by the help of Eliza Pinkston in 1876
nor, as Mr.. Blaine claims, by the
Bprchard incident. They were
beaten because the people believed
the war to be over and the war issues
forever Settled belief confirmed
by the fact that two Republican
Presidents had not lifted finger,
during eight years ofpower, to assert
the Federal authority over the
South or to change the condition of
things there. A new sectional
will insure the Solid South
for the Democrats. If the Republi-
can leaders make this inevitable, the
Democrats can do considerable
plundering and yet save the election.
N Y. World.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-06-08
Exirn Rillr Sn,i,l

The death ofex- Governor William
Smith, of Virginia, or Extra Billy"
Smith, as he was more generally
known to the public, in the ninetieth
year of his age, revives memories
of one of the most extraordinary
careers that has been vouchsafed to
an American, even in this country
of strange and startling vicissitudes.
Mail contractor, State Legislator,
elected repeatedly to Congress, over
and over again, the dangerous rival
of Virginia's greatest statesmen for
the United States Senate, a dare dew
il in command of brigade in one of
the greatest wars that ever convulsed
the earth, and twice Governor ofthe
Old Dominion, he has gone to his
grave a monumental illustration of
what pluck, shrewdness and energy
can accomplish in free America. He
had very little education, and of
craftsmanship he knew nothing
whatever; but in the art of dextrous-
ly playing up on the passions of men,
and guiding the masses for his own
personal ends, he had no superior.
Hc knew so little of military tactics
that in one engagement he was said
to have drawn a straight line in
front ofhis brigade and said, "Now,
men toe that line;p but he feared
nothing human, and ifhis men would
only follow where extra Billy"
would lead, nothing could stand in
front ofthem. He had bitter enemies
in VrgiIiia;' but few mon in that or
any gother State possessed such a
multitude of sfaunch friends.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-06-08
HNot aMistake.
Parkersburg Sentinel..

Our statement Of the purpose of
the republicans to offer tempting
terms to the prohibitionists is not a
mistake. ATepublican- of promin-
ence said tojns this week: at is no
use to make.the matter secret
We are in aclear minority in this
state. We tried and failed to beat
Wilson by combination on Max:
well, who was the regular green.
back nominee, and now we. shall
try another course. We will give
the prOhfbitionists and greenbackers
The. entire8tate ticket, we want the
electoral aid congressional tickets,
and we shall ask for division of
the county and Legislative tickets.
That is what we propose to do, but
you understand our propositions
must run the. gauntlet of state and
county eonx6l1tions. We propose
TO carry West Virginia5 IF such a.
thing be possible" There is no
doubt that siich>gpurpose is in
serious contemplation, and while
our statement OF. the letter received
by Mr.. John "A. Hutchinson was
as to details, it was SUBJ
true as to the main facts.
The combine is to be made if pos
sible. Let the democrats be on
their guard.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-06-08
whisIseIaana,BobI

A few days ago Colonel Bob Inger-
soil sent-an. old friend very old lug
of rare %hiskey. With it were the
following lines in the Coloners we'll
known chirography:
l send You some of the most won
derful whiskey that ever drove the
skeleton from a feast or painted land
scapes in the brain of man. It's the
mingled souls ofwheat and corn. In
it you will find the sunshine and the
shadow that chased each other over
the billowy fields, the breath of une,
the carol of the lark, the dews of
night, the wealth of summer and au-
tumn's rich content, all golden with
imprisoned light. Drink it and you
will hear the voice of men and maid
ems singing the S:Harvest Home, .
mingled with the laughter of child
rem. Drink it and you will feel
within your blood the stat;led dawns,
the dreamy, tawny dusks Of nfany
perfect days. For 40 years this
liquid 10y has been within the hap
Ply slaves of oak, longing to touch
the lips of man.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-06-08
Chief.

THE celebrated stallion Highland
i Chief will make the season OF 1887,
in his new stable near the bridge which
crosses Crooked Greek at its mouth, at
$50 the season, the money tn be paid
when the service is rendered. Mares
not proving with foal may be returned
next season free of charge. Pasturage
furnished at 50centsper week. Oats or
corn and hay S2.OOper week. Mares can
be sent from distance by boat, or
rail, owners giving notice in advance of
shipment The best care and attention
will be given. Accidents and escapes at
owners risk. Address all communica-
tons to j. J. BRIGHT, Point Pleasant,
West Virginia.
The Season will commence April
DIST, 1887. Imay 5-lys
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-06-08
Creditors Notice.

ITO the creditors of James McCombs,
j deceased pursuance of a decree
of the Circuit Court of the County OF
Mason, made in q cause therein pend
ing, to subject the real estate of the
said James McCombs to the payment of
his debts. You are required to present
Your claims against the estate of the said
John E. Beller, special commissioner, at
his Office, in said Mason county, in PIT.
Pleasant, on or before the 2Ist day OF
July, 1897.
Witness: r. E. Mitchell, clerk of said
court, this 9Th day of June, 1887.
RE. MITCHELL, Clerk.
June S-6w.
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Commissioners Notice.
June saw.


John McCabe and Baptiste Gilmore Ad-
ministrators with the Will annexed. of
James McCombs, deceased.
John Lemaster and Lizzie Lemaster, his
wife, John NJ. MeCabe and Mary E.
McCabe, w. S. Hoy, C. C. Miller, Jno.
ID. Mccormick, PAMELA Kincaid and
R. Wiley, Jr., Trustee. In Chancery.
A LII persons interested in the above
~ named cause, now pending in the
circuit court of Mason county, West
Virginia, will take notice that pursuant
to decree pronounced by said Circuit
Court in the above named cause at the
May term, 1887, of said Circuit Court,
wilton the 2Ist day of July, 1887, at my
office in the town of Point Pleasant, Ma
son county, West Virginia, proceed to
take, state and report the following mat
tiers and accounts:
First-To take, state and report an ac-
count and settle the account of the
plaintiffs ]. NJ. McCabe and Baptiste Gil
more, Administrators of the estate of
James McCombs, deceased, showing what
disposition they have made with the
personal estate of said decedent.
Second-Showing the amount of in
debtedness of said decedent, what real
estate the said James McCombs, died
seized and possessed of, the liens thereon.
the amount thereof, and their priorities.
the amount due from the decedenE, Jas.
McCombs, to any and all of the defend
ants, and report such other matters as
may be pertinent, or any of tire part les
hereto may require.
Given under my hand this the 9Th
day of June, 1887.
JOHN E. BELLER,
JuneS-4w. Commissioned.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-06-08

A Hopkinsville, KY, horse run
ming loose in the streets of that
town during a thunder storm. "stood
in the halo of flames" in which the
shoes were wrenched from his feet
and hurled through the air like
burning Goals. The horse galloped
away uninjured. Mr.. Joseph Mul-
haitian is now in kentucky.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-06-08

The Guyandotte Herald speaks of
some walnut timber that 'foated down
the river, one log of which measured
65 feet in lcngth and forty inches ut
the tip end and sixty at the but end,
sound and solid throughout. 1t was
sold to a Now York firm for $780,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-06-08

The prohibitionists of Now York
will probably support Governor Hill
for reelection. Not because he is a
prohibitionist, nor that they love
him more, but the conduct of the re-
publican legislature has been SO out
rageous that they want to administer
a rcbuke, and think that is the best
way to do it.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-06-08

The Irish. question and the Fish
cry question are going to involve
the British. government in a first
class war some of these days. Eng'nd
has been SO evdrbearing and tyran-
nic;tl that when, she does get into
trouble she will have, little sympa=
thy from other nations.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-06-08

Nobe Hunter, a character of Writ
county, was arrested last week for
threatening his divorce wife. While
eating at the hotel, he suddenly
claimed to have a fish bone in his
throat, and rushing out on the porch
jumped to the ground, twelve feet
below and made his escape.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-06-08

The Northern and Southern
Presbyterians have failed to agree
and will continue to march toward
the promised land, North and South
of Mason and Dixon's line. There
will be trouble over the camping
ground when they get there.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-06-08

Col. ]. L. Mclean of Putnam
county who would have received the
nomination from the Republicans in
1884 for Governor had they not de-
termined to indorse Maxwell. will
be the Republican candidate for
Governor at the nextelection. Col.
Mclean is prohibitionist.-Woyne
NeUs
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-06-08

The Sheriff, the police and the
military arc hard at it again in Ire
land. After them the Government
agent, eager tie ship the evicted to
the United States. So they go on
Strengthening great empire.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-06-08

A Chicago man who kicked his
wife to death has been sentenced to
seven years Imprisonment, in the
penitentiary. A New York woman
who killed her husband has been
convicted of murder in the first de-
gree, and will doubtless hang
This is a queer country.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-06-08

The Republican press ofthe coun-
try begins to recognize the danger
to the business and commercial
interest of the nation by the con-
timed accumulation of surplus tax
alton in the vaults of the Treasury,
thus Withdrawing from circulation
millions of dollars and contracting
to that extent the currency of the
country, and unite in laying the
bIamelfor this state of affairs npon
the Democratic party. Since the
Republican members of Congress
have set their faces like flint against
every effort made by Democrats to
lesson taxation, and since every Re-
publican striker at each crossroads
store has been taught like parrots to
howl s.free trade" in concert at any
move in the direction of the reduc-
ton of duties, the Republican par
ty may find it uphill work at this
day to convince intelligent people
that it has been the champion of tax
reduction against the opposition OF
the Democratic party. IfMr Car
Isle and his Democratic followers in
Congress had been permitted to re-
wise the tariff at the last session, it
would have been done in spirit OF
fairness and protection to every
American industry and there would
have been no four hundred millions
of dollars locked up in the vaults OF
the Treasury to disturb business and
fiuctuate values.-Ex.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-06-08

State exchanges are telling an
alleged joke perpetrated by George
Sargent. 1t is a chestnut. The only
joke George ever got offwas in 1884,
when he was on his way home from
the Charleston convention. There
had been a good deal of talk in that
convention about r,ilroad passes,
and especially about rings. George
said, "Well, I'll tell you, gentlemen;
/ am down on all rings-unless /
belong to them"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-06-08

Phil Sheridan, while at West
Point, was imprisoned in the guard
house for three days for brushing a
fly off his nose at dress parade.
There havn't been any flies on him
since.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-06-08

On Friday last James B. Bowlby,
a well known young citizen of Cass
district, committed suicide by tax
ing rat poison. Mr.. Bowlby was
somewhat addicted to drink and
just before the unfortunate occur
renee had been on protracted
spree; He was highly spoken of by
his friends and was regarded as an
excellent young man when not in
his cups. He was son of the late
Jas. p. Rowlby. A wife and one
child survive to mourn his death.
His age was about % years-Do-
mirror.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-06-08

The Republican State Senate of
New York rejected the nominations
OF Gen Dan Sickles and Col. Fred
Grant as Quarantine Commission
ers Nearly all the Grand Army
Posts in New York and Brooklyn
petitioned for SiekIes' confirmation.
but the Republicans were afraid
Hill would get some
he appointment.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-06-08

CINCINNATI, juno 4th.-Ex-Vicc
President Wheeler died this morn
ing at ten o'clock at his home at
Melone, N Y. He was sixty -eight
years of age. Preparations for his
funeral have not yet been made.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-06-08

The Office of Secretary of State is
one of the most important and re-
munerative conhectediwitht the State
administration. The SECRETARY of
State should be elected by the peo-
pie, that the Governor!may not make
the ofiiccsan article ofpolitical mer-
chandise. -.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-06-08

James Leadman, of Putnam coun-
ty, was riding along the road and a
limb of an overhanging tree struck
him in the face, tearing one eye
from its socket.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-06-08

The elections in Virginia are not
republican in their tendency. On
the contrary, they make the repub-
lean outlook foggy indeed.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-06-08

'ohn "iiso ra ana o1ners' In Admir-
The steamer Geo. strecker. atty
Z A Ill parties having claims, liens &C.
IA against the steamer George Strecker,
now in the custody of the U. s. Marshal,
under attachment in the above cause,
win take notice, that in pursuance of an
order made and entered in the District
Court of the U. S. District of West Va,
on June 2, 1887, the undersigned is
directed to ascertain and report claims,
liens and priorities against the Steamer
Geo. Strecker, in an account to be taken
By him as Commissioner of the u. S.
District Court aforesaid. All parties in
interest are hereby notified that l, Della
field Dubois, Commissioner as aforesaid,
will proceed to take testimony at my of
flee in Charleston, Kanawha county,
West Virginia, as to all such claims,
liens and priority of claims, and such
other evidence as is pertinent in said
cause, commencing on MOnday.
June 27lll. 1857, and said account
will be closed finally thirty days from
said date. Creditors and claimants will
govern themselves accordingly.
DELAFIELD DUBOIS.
Commissioner u. s. District Court Dis
trict OF West Virginia.
Charleston, w. Va, June 6, 1887.
Lock Box, 46. Gune8-3w.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-06-08

The people Cottonwood are agitat-
ing the question of secession from
Marshall county and annexation to
Ohio county. They claim that their
interests are allied to those ofWheel-
ing and besides the greatest trouble
is that they can't have license down
there.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-06-08
The crops throughout the country

The crops throughout the country
promise to be most abundant. Says
the st. Louis Republican: "The
month of June never opened with
more abundant promise for the
country adjacent and tributary to
st. Louis than that which is visible
to-day. Through Missouri, Arkan-
sas, Texas and other States of the
West and Southwest abundant crops
are SO nearly assured that nothing
less than extraordinary peversity
of the seasons can cut them short.
Wheat, almost ready for the harvest,
can hardly fail of an abundant yield,
and corn everywhere is in as good
condition almost aus it is possible to
be at this season. Fruits and vege-
tables are equally thrifty. The on
~ thing that makes farmers at all
unhappy is the exceedingly vigor-
GUS growth of grass, but that means
plenty of hay, and vigorous work
for few weeks to keep the grass
from getting head of the cotton and
the corn. The first result of this
fine condition of the crops is already
seen in an active trade in farm ma
chinery"
Good crops means plenty of mon
ey for the farmers and good bust
ness in all branches of trade. The
people have every reason to be sat
listed with the Democratic man
of the weather and the
agricultural department.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-06-08

The war has been over almost
u quarter ola century and the poll
ticians on both sides who have. any
sense have about come together
But it seems that tic Christian
churches are as widely sundelsed
as ever Still they wonder why
they have not greater influence
in shaping the politics of the coun-
try.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-06-08

Statistics. show that the married
men live longer than bachelors and
that in every thousand among mar
ried men, there are only 18 Grim
inals, while. among bachelors the
number is 80. Oh, this is a fact
and has been proven to. demon
stration.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-06-08

Brethren of the opposition; don't
give yourselves any concern about
the organization of the democratic
State committee. The democrats
viii attend to that matter in their
own time without any of your as
sistance or-advice.-Er.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-06-08

Since the coke workers have been.
out, they have lost, it is estimated,
about STE, 900 in wages. And there
is no prospect of an early settlement
of the trouble.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-06-08

Grover Cleveland has demonstra-
ted that honesty in the presidential
Office is appreciated by the Ameri-
can people above party politics, and
that an honorable man has an easier,
surer road to success in that Office
than an adroit politician.-Er.
Try Langdon's City Butter Crack
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-06-08

John W. Davis, the first Domo-
cratic Governor of Rhode Island in
thirty years, was inaugurated on.
Tuesday, and it was great day for
the little State. In his speech at the
Inauguration banquet, Governor
Davis gave it as his beliefth Rhode
Island had come into the Democratic
camp to stay, and prophesied that
she would wheel into line for Glove
land next year. Democracy is max
ing rapid advances in New England,
and with Cleveland and Blaine as the
opposing candidates, Maine and
Vermont are the only States up there
that the Republicans would be GER
tain of carrying.